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Refugees Jobs Agenda: Entrepreneurship Offers Pathway to Employment August 3, 2017
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Refugees Jobs Agenda:Entrepreneurship Offers
Pathway to Employment
August 3, 2017
This webinar is co-presented by:
Refugees Jobs Agenda:
Entrepreneurship Offers Pathway to Employment
A G E N D A
1. Presentation by Isaac Roldan, Director, Small Business
Services, CAMBA (New York, U.S.A.)
2. Presentation by Lyna Saad, Senior Manager, Development & Community Engagement, Scadding
Court Community Centre (Toronto, Canada)
3. Q&A moderated by Kajal Sanghrajka, Founder & Director, Growth Hub (London, U.K.)
CAMBA Small
Business Services
ENTREPRENEURSHIP OFFERS A PATHWAY TO
EMPLOYMENT
Isaac Roldan
Director, Small Business Services
CAMBA
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Camba was founded forty years ago primarily as a refugee serving agency in response to the emerging needs of the Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian refugees then newly living in Brooklyn.
Resettled over 10,000 refugees and have connected 25,000 refugees and political asylees to stable full time jobs.
Currently we connect 1,200 low income, immigrant and refugee New Yorkers to jobs annually, our Adult Literacy Center offers 84 classes to 1,500 adult learners every year, and our attorneys help almost 1,600 families and individuals with immigration issues .
Economic Development
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Workforce Development Connected 1,200 low income, immigrant and refugee New Yorkers to jobs at an average wage of $13 an hour.
Refugees and political asylees connected to 350 jobs within four months of their US arrival at an average wage of $11.75 an hour.
We operate a Security Guard Training Academy which certifies guards for licensing by NY State and provides placement assistance at positions with higher wages and opportunities for growth.
CAMBA Small Business Services 2016
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Served 500 immigrant/low income aspiring and existing entrepreneurs
Assisted in the start up of 27 new businesses
Twelve existing businesses increased revenues for a total of $876,868 in aggregate sales
Helped our small business clients create/retain 36 jobs
Developed 7 financial packages for a total of $72,000 in small business loans
Assisted 14 aspiring entrepreneurs complete their comprehensive business plans along with two years of financial projections
CAMBA Small Business Services 2016
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Served 500 immigrant/low income aspiring and existing entrepreneurs
Assisted in the start up of 27 new businesses
Twelve existing businesses increased revenues for a total of $876,868 in aggregate sales
Helped our small business clients create/retain 36 jobs
Developed 7 financial packages for a total of $72,000 in small business loans
Assisted 14 aspiring entrepreneurs complete their comprehensive business plans along with two years of financial projections
Understanding Your Audience
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Conducting research on entrepreneurship in immigrant’s native country will allow an understanding of their perspective and the assistance they may need to adapt.
Entrepreneur selling goods in Jamaica Entrepreneur selling goods in Mexico
Challenges Faced by Immigrant Entrepreneurs
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Education
Language
Literacy
Laws
Understanding Business Formation
Licenses/Permits Needed to Operate
Informality
Government
Align Services To Meet Client Challenges
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• Identify all steps necessary to start, grow and expand
a business
• Create a process to identify talent/prior
entrepreneurial experience or the passion for starting
a business
• Develop key partnerships with service providers who
can assist in the entrepreneurial journey
• Consistently develop staff to meet the needs of your
audience
Transforming Entrepreneurial Talent
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Success Story Cesar Rosa
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Strengthening Your Services
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Training and development should continue over time to ensure success
Client ambassadors are key to establishing trust amongst communities
Consistently survey prior clients to ensure you are meeting needs
Update curriculum/training every year to meet evolving challenges
Continue to develop key partnerships which compliment your services
CAMBA Small
Business Services
THANK YOU
Isaac Roldan
Director, Small Business Services
347-452-7984
Refugees Jobs Agenda: Entrepreneurship Offers Pathway to Employment
Scadding Court Community Centre:
Business Out of a Box
Lyna SaadSenior Manager, Development & Community Engagement, Scadding Court Community Centre (Toronto, Canada)
Business out of the Box
BoB is a project of SCCC that uses informal infrastructure as a vehicle to transform local physical, economic and social environments.
Always in partnership with local organizations
Financially sustainable for all participants
Population of Canada 36.29 million (2016)Toronto is the largest city- 2.8 million people
60% of residents in our neighbourhood are immigrants
Scadding Court before BoB: Market 707
Scadding Court after BoB’s Market 707
ONE. ACTIVATING A LOCAL ECONOMY
What is achieved
TWO. MAKING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCESSIBLE
THREE. REVITALIZING COMMUNITY SPACES
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Strategies used
ONE. Affordable Rent ($11-$25 x day)
75% of our entrepreneurs were born outside of Canada
55% of our entrepreneurs are women
Most have limited start-up capital
TWO. Process that encourages barrier-facing entrepreneurs
THREE. Partnership-based operation
SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERS
BUSINESS MODEL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS
PRIVATE PARTNERS
Current financing• Rent from vendors pays for one staff coordinator and maintenance• Grants pay for research• Utilities are paid for by the City•Rent also subsidizes underfunded programs
Initial contributions• City granted us permission to use land• Community benefit funds paid first box ($25k-35k CAD for a 20 ft refurbished shipping container fitting 2 businesses)
FOUR. Sustainable financing
Adaptability
Thornecliffe Park-- Toronto, ON
Downtown-- Hamilton, Ontario
Multi-sector support is needed: utilize partnerships with those around you.
Accessible process for immigrants: consider their difficulty with formal financing, credit checks, business plans.
Flexibility with vendor agreements: option for month to month, short-term leases.
Connection to additional supports: Settlement services, childcare, support within the vendor-circle.
Connection to community: community events, neighbourhood building, etc.
Active local operator: Active with press releases, promotion, bringing customers to the location, maintaining space, dispute resolution.
Creative solutions needed: Starting something new means new processes for city approvals, financing, partnerships.
Lessons Learned
Acknowledgements
Refugees Jobs Agenda:
Entrepreneurship Offers Pathway to Employment
Isaac Roldan, Director, Small Business Services, CAMBA (New York, U.S.A.)
Lyna Saad, Senior Manager, Development & Community Engagement, Scadding Court Community Centre (Toronto, Canada)
Kajal Sanghrajka, Founder & Director,
Growth Hub (London, U.K.)
www.hireimmigrants.ca
